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Oakville Beaver Weekend, Sunday, May 30, 1993 â€" 2 P; By BAJ Oakvill regiona Bur Michae her do« smokin "In afford t have to Panel debates pros and cons of tougher smoking bylaws By BARB JOY Oakville Beaver Staff @ , easons for catering to smokers * and reasons not to were put on _ ®the table atpanel discussion at reglonal headquaners Thursday. Burlington restaurant owner Jane Michaels said she‘d be forced to close her doors if there was a total ban on smoking. "In this economic climate, I can‘t afford to lose one customer," she said. "I have to meet the needs of all my cusâ€" tomers, not just 4 few of them." * Item 7 DAYS INCLUDING SUNDAYS : 10 A.M.to 5P.M. 9 WINDEX 2 LITRE REFILL â€" $2.79 JERGEN‘S LOTION MILD SOAP DARE BREAKTIME GINGER COOKIES PANTRY SHELF PREPARED MUSTARD ITALPASTA TRIâ€"COLOURED ELBOW MACARONI DROMEDARY PITTED DATES GERBER APPLEâ€"CHERRY APPLEâ€"GRAPE JUICE HOURS: Mon. Tues. Wed. 94 â€" Thurs. Fri 99 + Sat. 94â€" Sun. 105. KAFILPA ASST. 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BUNDLE OF 8 BOXES â€" $7.99 As evidence that the smoking public will go elsewhere if they can‘t dine in comfort, she cited two restaurants â€" one in Hamilton and the other in Burlington â€" that were forced to reinâ€" state smokers because they lost.money under a total ban. At the same time, Michaels disclosed that the separately ventillated smoking area in her Tarina Ristorante in Burlington was separated from the nonâ€" smoking area by a long hall, a location apparently acceptable to the audience who voiced the opinion that the close proximity of the two areas in most restaurants was ""a joke." But Ralph Scholtens, Burlington councillor and chair of Halton Region‘s Health and Social Services Committee, was adamantly opposed to smokers fouling the air in any public buildings, including restaurants. He said he had pushed Council and the region to put smoking legislation under the umbrella PEPPERCORN RANCH SALAD DRESSING QLD SOUTH CHILLED PREMIUM ORANGE JUICE FELINE FRESH CAT LITTER (SCOOPABLE) °_ _ CAP‘N CRUNCH CEREAL _ OLD DUTCH LIQUID BLEACH SUPER SOFT FABRIC SOFTENER ROSES LIME CORDIAL §# $§188 Bonus Jug 1015 Barton St. E §45â€"0227â€" â€" of the region rather than each municipalâ€" ity. This would impede smokers in one restrictive municipality from seeking smoking facilities in a less stringent one, he said. His motion lost by one vote because of the "emotional charge" it creâ€" ated, he said. Since smokers are lighting up despite health warnings on cigarette packages, Scholtens said more stringent legislation is necessary, especially to reduce the effects of second hand smoke. ""‘Apparently, we are not prepared to lead people into environmental health for fear it will be considered scare tacâ€" tics," he fumed. "We‘re told we can‘t use them. But I consider them facts and education, not scare tactics." _ The final speaker, Peter Willmott, was a lastâ€"minute substitute for the region‘s medical officer of health Dr. R.M. Nosal, who was unable to attend the workshop. Willmott outlined the role of the region‘s health protection departâ€" ment of which he is director. He said the provincial government allotted $3.5 milâ€" lion to set up departments such as his throughout Ontario. Halton‘s share allowed the region to hire Willmott and 2 1/2 other fullâ€"time people to enact whatever legislation was feasible, whether "restrictive or specific." All four muncipalities in Halton are exploring more rigid smoking byâ€"laws with Halton Hill‘s new legislation now before its council and Oakville‘s and Milton‘s coming in "very soon." 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"Smoking affects every organ of the body including the kidney, bladder, panâ€" creas and cervix. "We must recognize the strong drug addiction of nicotine," she said. "Most people want to quit and many are sucâ€" cessful, usually after four or five unsucâ€" cessful attempts. We really shouldn‘t be looking at it as ‘unsuccessful‘ if the perâ€" son learns from it and uses what he learns the next time he or she tries to quit." She said a 1991 poll of 1,400 people indicated that harsher legislation on smoking would be willingly accepted by 84% of Ontario‘s smokers, thus leading her to conclude that smokers really want to quit. She said these and other poll results give the government "a clear mandate" for further governmental restrictions on smoking which the public will probably see in the fall. * Holiday makeovers * No stress atmosphere * Flexible hours * Open Sundays 2423 Marine Dr. (Bronte) 847â€"6452